01/04/2020
It is my favorite daily ritual for years! Strongly recommended 😉
Contrast shower is incredibly beneficial for your body:
🔹wakes you up immediately and gives a lot of energy.
🔹helps strengthen immunity and increases resistance to various diseases.
🔹improves blood circulation and thereby helps to deliver oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body, which in turn has a beneficial effect on all systems and organs.
🔹trains vessels and capillaries (great in prevention of varicose veins).
🔹strengthens the nervous system, improves mood, helps fight stress and depression.
🔹favourably affects the endocrine system.
🔹enhances metabolism and contributes to weight loss.
🔹trains muscles and tendons.
🔹tightens, cleanses and improves skin condition, helps get rid of cellulite.
🔹trains the body's thermoregulation (helps to adjust to change of temperature, seasons, and even time zones!)
🔹helps to be more disciplined!
Even though it gives beginners some discomfort, after several procedures, a contrast shower for most people becomes a favourite water treatment 😊
Contraindications‼️:
❗Contrast do**he is a medical procedure and it has contraindications.
❗Consult with your doctor if you have serious issues with the cardiovascular system.
❗Don’t do it if you currently have inflammatory diseases (tonsillitis, cystitis, etc.), as well as during menstruation.
In order for the contrast shower to bring only benefits and pleasure, it is necessary to follow several Rules:
🔸A contrast shower should not be taken from time to time, this procedure should be regular.
🔸Those who are just starting it need to gradually increase the intervals of hot and cold water, as well as the temperature difference.
🔸Also, beginners can use a contrast shower only for the legs, and if desired, after a while, go to the whole body.
🔸Hot should be hot, not warm, but not cause pain
🔸Cold water should be just cold, not cool.
🔸Do not put your head under the contrast shower.
🔸Don't take a contrast shower before going to sleep; a minimum of 30 minutes should pass before going out
How to take a contrast shower:
1. Calm down, be relaxed and solid in your intention to give your body a great treatment. You do it because you love yourself and want to be well
2. Pour over warm water.
3. Gradually increase the temperature to hot and pour over 30–90 seconds.
4. Sharply turn on cold water, pour over 30–90 seconds.
5. Alternate hot and cold water 3-5 times.
6. Always end with cold water.
7. Quickly rub with a hard towel until a slight reddening of the skin.